... Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies (SCOLOPACIDAE); Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (LARIDAE); ... Typical Voice. Least Tern Photo © 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology. ...
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/browse_tax.aspx%3Ffamily%3D35
... Roseate Tern. ... Joanna Burger. A medium-sized tern similar in appearance to several other species, the Roseate Tern is primarily a tropical bird. ...
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Roseate_Tern/id
One of several medium-sized terns that are similar in appearance, the Forster's Tern breeds primarily in marshes and winters along the coasts. ...
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Forsters_Tern/id
... Arctic Tern. Sterna paradisaea ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY: LARIDAE. ... A small, slender white bird, the Arctic Tern is well known for its long yearly migration. ...
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Arctic_Tern/id
... Common Tern. ... 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology. A graceful, black-and-white waterbird, the Common Tern is the most widespread tern in North America. ...
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Tern/id
... Larger and more robust than most other terns. Pointed orange bill and black cap distinguishes it from gulls. Caspian Tern larger and more robust, with broader ...
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Royal_Tern/id
... Larger and more robust than other terns. Pointed red bill and black cap distinguishes it from gulls. Royal Tern thinner with thinner wings, has thinner more ...
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Caspian_Tern/id
... Elegant Tern. ... A medium-sized tern with a shaggy crest and a long, slightly drooping orange bill, the Elegant Tern is seen along the Pacific Coast. ...
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Elegant_Tern/id
... Adult Description. Small, dark tern. ... In nonbreeding plumage other terns do not have gray wings and gray rump, or dark smudges on the sides of the breast. ...
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black_Tern/id
... Sandwich Tern. Sterna sandvicensis ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY: LARIDAE. IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern. ... Adult Description. Medium-sized tern. ...
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sandwich_Tern/id